Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers and Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher with good quality throughout; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls not well established however traded well due to quality.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $367.87/cwt on 40 head, up $20.51 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −42.96 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$367.87

▲ 20.51 vs prior sale

40 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	377.28	2,017	23
Medium and Large 2	531	355.76	1,889	16thin
Small 1	535	345.00	1,846	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.28/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $333.67, median $410.83 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

367.87

—

TN average14 barns · 289 hd

367.93

−0.06

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−42.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,943	208.76	4,057	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	178.91	2,770	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	176.18	2,220	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	149.79	1,511	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,921	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	319.83/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	423.39/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	328.39/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	420.59/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	387.40/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	445.02/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	352.30/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	358.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	497.64/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	584.45/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	543.40/cwt	532.50–560.00	1,771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	419.97/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	362.15/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,883	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	328.05/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	364.56/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,888	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	377.97/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	412.47/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,984	4
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	327.57/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	341.63/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	473.55/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,027	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	383.20/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,996	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	448.20/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	492.50/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,303	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	447.98/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	355.59/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,023	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	337.05/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,080	10
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	423	360.15/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,523	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,592.07/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,249.56/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,967	210.51/cwt	205.00–223.00	4,141	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	178.91/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	156.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,622	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	144.61/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,422	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	177.76/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,247	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,374	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	166.60/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,119	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 168Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 49Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	383	420.00–430.00	423.39
4	400–450	421	417.50–425.00	420.59
8	450–500	476	370.00–395.00	377.97
14	500–550	518	350.00–385.00	364.56
9	550–600	570	350.00–365.00	358.93
3	600–650	620	325.00–330.00	328.39
3	650–700	667	310.00–325.00	319.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	478	340.00–365.00	352.30
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	563	340.00–345.00	341.63
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	565.00–600.00	584.45
5	300–350	326	532.50–560.00	543.40
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	473	440.00–455.00	445.02
4	550–600	565	375.00–400.00	387.40
2	700–750	728	340.00	340.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	275.00	275.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	480.00–515.00	497.64
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	430.00–465.00	448.20
4	400–450	410	390.00–445.00	419.97
4	450–500	481	405.00–420.00	412.47
13	500–550	520	345.00–375.00	362.15
3	550–600	578	305.00–345.00	328.05
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	360.15
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	490.00–495.00	492.50
8	400–450	428	460.00–490.00	473.55
3	450–500	467	430.00–460.00	447.98
12	500–550	521	375.00–405.00	383.20
7	550–600	569	345.00–365.00	355.59
10	600–650	617	325.00–350.00	337.05
2	650–700	670	325.00–330.00	327.57
2	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	845	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,592.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,249.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,967	205.00–223.00	210.51
1	—	1,825	200.00	200.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	175.00–186.00	178.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	150.00–161.00	156.00
6	—	983	143.00–146.00	144.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	175.00–182.00	177.76
1	—	1,205	197.00	197.00
3	—	1,272	159.00–172.00	166.60

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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